John Coon
@jc-author.bsky.social
Author of science fiction and horror. Living the storytelling life.
Check out my new release, The Crimson Reaper, available at booksellers worldwide: https://amzn.to/3YAskxu
Check out my new release, The Crimson Reaper, available at booksellers worldwide: https://amzn.to/3YAskxu
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John Coon
@jc-author.bsky.social
· Sep 2
New Release: Ripples in Space - Samak Press
Ripples in Space — a new science fiction anthology from Samak Press — features fourteen stories detailing truly out of this world first contact scenarios.
samakpress.com
NEW RELEASE !!!
14 original first contact stories from 14 talented #sciencefiction authors. Journey to strange worlds. Meet terrifying aliens.
Ripples in Space needs to top your reading list.
Order your copy of this #scifi anthology from Samak Press today.
samakpress.com/new-release-...
14 original first contact stories from 14 talented #sciencefiction authors. Journey to strange worlds. Meet terrifying aliens.
Ripples in Space needs to top your reading list.
Order your copy of this #scifi anthology from Samak Press today.
samakpress.com/new-release-...
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Check out this incredible deal, available right now: $5 for 3 books, or $25 for all 13!
13 amazing #scifi books, all on the theme of #aliens among us.
With #storybundle, you get to support authors, help charity and discover your next favourite read, all at a great price.
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13 amazing #scifi books, all on the theme of #aliens among us.
With #storybundle, you get to support authors, help charity and discover your next favourite read, all at a great price.
storybundle.com/aliens
January 16, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Check out this incredible deal, available right now: $5 for 3 books, or $25 for all 13!
13 amazing #scifi books, all on the theme of #aliens among us.
With #storybundle, you get to support authors, help charity and discover your next favourite read, all at a great price.
storybundle.com/aliens
13 amazing #scifi books, all on the theme of #aliens among us.
With #storybundle, you get to support authors, help charity and discover your next favourite read, all at a great price.
storybundle.com/aliens
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The Strange New Worlds newsletter just published a short interview with yours truly.
I got to answer some questions about my sci-fi story "Tract 16" and about writing in general.
Check it out if you are interested. newworlds.substack.com/p/one-on-one...
I got to answer some questions about my sci-fi story "Tract 16" and about writing in general.
Check it out if you are interested. newworlds.substack.com/p/one-on-one...
December 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The Strange New Worlds newsletter just published a short interview with yours truly.
I got to answer some questions about my sci-fi story "Tract 16" and about writing in general.
Check it out if you are interested. newworlds.substack.com/p/one-on-one...
I got to answer some questions about my sci-fi story "Tract 16" and about writing in general.
Check it out if you are interested. newworlds.substack.com/p/one-on-one...
Reposted by John Coon
Do you want to read an interview with me? The wonderful John Coon at Samak Press has published one here: newworlds.substack.com/p/one-on-one... Oh wow, that's a scary thumbnail image. Run for the hills!!!
One on One with Mike Morgan
My interview with a contributing author to Ripples in Space
newworlds.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Do you want to read an interview with me? The wonderful John Coon at Samak Press has published one here: newworlds.substack.com/p/one-on-one... Oh wow, that's a scary thumbnail image. Run for the hills!!!
NEW RELEASE !!!
14 original first contact stories from 14 talented #sciencefiction authors. Journey to strange worlds. Meet terrifying aliens.
Ripples in Space needs to top your reading list.
Order your copy of this #scifi anthology from Samak Press today.
samakpress.com/new-release-...
14 original first contact stories from 14 talented #sciencefiction authors. Journey to strange worlds. Meet terrifying aliens.
Ripples in Space needs to top your reading list.
Order your copy of this #scifi anthology from Samak Press today.
samakpress.com/new-release-...
New Release: Ripples in Space - Samak Press
Ripples in Space — a new science fiction anthology from Samak Press — features fourteen stories detailing truly out of this world first contact scenarios.
samakpress.com
September 2, 2025 at 10:23 PM
NEW RELEASE !!!
14 original first contact stories from 14 talented #sciencefiction authors. Journey to strange worlds. Meet terrifying aliens.
Ripples in Space needs to top your reading list.
Order your copy of this #scifi anthology from Samak Press today.
samakpress.com/new-release-...
14 original first contact stories from 14 talented #sciencefiction authors. Journey to strange worlds. Meet terrifying aliens.
Ripples in Space needs to top your reading list.
Order your copy of this #scifi anthology from Samak Press today.
samakpress.com/new-release-...
Reposted by John Coon
Ripples in Space is officially out in the world!
This collection of alien first-contact fiction includes my story “Tract 16” along with many others.
Grab a copy on Amazon, B&N, or Ingram Spark!
This collection of alien first-contact fiction includes my story “Tract 16” along with many others.
Grab a copy on Amazon, B&N, or Ingram Spark!
September 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Ripples in Space is officially out in the world!
This collection of alien first-contact fiction includes my story “Tract 16” along with many others.
Grab a copy on Amazon, B&N, or Ingram Spark!
This collection of alien first-contact fiction includes my story “Tract 16” along with many others.
Grab a copy on Amazon, B&N, or Ingram Spark!
Reposted by John Coon
The Ripples in Space anthology from Samak Press, featuring my short sci-fi story "Fear the Human," goes on sales tomorrow! Read where you can buy it here: books2read.com/ripples-in-s... #WritingCommunity #ScienceFiction #Aliens
Available now at your favorite digital store!
Ripples in Space by John Coon
books2read.com
September 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The Ripples in Space anthology from Samak Press, featuring my short sci-fi story "Fear the Human," goes on sales tomorrow! Read where you can buy it here: books2read.com/ripples-in-s... #WritingCommunity #ScienceFiction #Aliens
In Chapter 2 of Alien People, Xttra Oogan spearheads a deep space rescue mission after another Stellar Guard scout ship — piloted by his friend Lance Ikara — crashes on an asteroid.
Can Lance and his crew be saved? Or has Xttra found them too late?
#sciencefiction #scifibooks #aliens
Can Lance and his crew be saved? Or has Xttra found them too late?
#sciencefiction #scifibooks #aliens
Alien People: Chapter 2
Early Chapters Series
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August 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
In Chapter 2 of Alien People, Xttra Oogan spearheads a deep space rescue mission after another Stellar Guard scout ship — piloted by his friend Lance Ikara — crashes on an asteroid.
Can Lance and his crew be saved? Or has Xttra found them too late?
#sciencefiction #scifibooks #aliens
Can Lance and his crew be saved? Or has Xttra found them too late?
#sciencefiction #scifibooks #aliens
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Got asked to appear on a podcast to talk about writing and working with independent/small publishers.
It was a first for me, and I really had a great time talking shop. Can't wait to share the episode with y'all when it comes out!
It was a first for me, and I really had a great time talking shop. Can't wait to share the episode with y'all when it comes out!
August 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Got asked to appear on a podcast to talk about writing and working with independent/small publishers.
It was a first for me, and I really had a great time talking shop. Can't wait to share the episode with y'all when it comes out!
It was a first for me, and I really had a great time talking shop. Can't wait to share the episode with y'all when it comes out!
Ripples in Space is a featured new release in Barnes and Noble’s Top Indie Favorites for August and September.
If you want to jump on the hype train, it’s just starting to leave the station.
#sciencefiction #newbook #indieauthor
If you want to jump on the hype train, it’s just starting to leave the station.
#sciencefiction #newbook #indieauthor
Top Indie Favorites
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August 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Ripples in Space is a featured new release in Barnes and Noble’s Top Indie Favorites for August and September.
If you want to jump on the hype train, it’s just starting to leave the station.
#sciencefiction #newbook #indieauthor
If you want to jump on the hype train, it’s just starting to leave the station.
#sciencefiction #newbook #indieauthor
Is it wrong to want to do a remake of Old Yeller and set the new version in outer space?
August 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Is it wrong to want to do a remake of Old Yeller and set the new version in outer space?
BYU is looking to fill unexpected hole at starting quarterback following Jake Retzlaff's offseason transfer to Tulane. I wrote about the fall camp QB competition for the Cougars in my latest Associated Press feature.
BYU looking to fill unexpected hole at quarterback after Jake Retzlaff's offseason departure
BYU is unexpectedly searching for a new starting quarterback as the Cougars try to contend for a Big 12 title again this season.
apnews.com
August 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
BYU is looking to fill unexpected hole at starting quarterback following Jake Retzlaff's offseason transfer to Tulane. I wrote about the fall camp QB competition for the Cougars in my latest Associated Press feature.
Setting plays a key role in how a story progresses. I shared some advice in my latest Strange New Worlds newsletter on how you should approach writing setting in a story.
#writingtips #writing #writingcommunity
#writingtips #writing #writingcommunity
Painting a Picture with Words
Setting influences how a story unfolds
newworlds.substack.com
July 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Setting plays a key role in how a story progresses. I shared some advice in my latest Strange New Worlds newsletter on how you should approach writing setting in a story.
#writingtips #writing #writingcommunity
#writingtips #writing #writingcommunity
Ever feel like you're a human perpetual motion machine? Always on the move, never able to rest?
If so, my new poem in my latest Strange New Worlds newsletter will speak to you.
#poem #poetry #motion
If so, my new poem in my latest Strange New Worlds newsletter will speak to you.
#poem #poetry #motion
Constant Motion
An original speculative poem.
newworlds.substack.com
July 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
UK residents: I’ve got an Amazon prime day deal for you!
Amazon dropped 88% off the list price for the hardcover edition of Alien People. Right now, buy the first novel in the Alien People Chronicles trilogy for only £3.33.
It’s a steal of a deal for a suspenseful #sciencefiction adventure.
Amazon dropped 88% off the list price for the hardcover edition of Alien People. Right now, buy the first novel in the Alien People Chronicles trilogy for only £3.33.
It’s a steal of a deal for a suspenseful #sciencefiction adventure.
Alien People: 1 (Alien People Chronicles)
Buy Alien People: 1 (Alien People Chronicles) by Coon, John (ISBN: 9781732487154) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
www.amazon.co.uk
July 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
UK residents: I’ve got an Amazon prime day deal for you!
Amazon dropped 88% off the list price for the hardcover edition of Alien People. Right now, buy the first novel in the Alien People Chronicles trilogy for only £3.33.
It’s a steal of a deal for a suspenseful #sciencefiction adventure.
Amazon dropped 88% off the list price for the hardcover edition of Alien People. Right now, buy the first novel in the Alien People Chronicles trilogy for only £3.33.
It’s a steal of a deal for a suspenseful #sciencefiction adventure.
Amazon is offering Prime Days discounts on the Alien People Chronicles.
26% off paperback list price for Alien People.
58% off paperback list price for Dark Metamorphosis
32% off paperback list price for Among Hidden Stars
Three suspenseful #scifi novels for ~$35 is an awesome limited-time deal.
26% off paperback list price for Alien People.
58% off paperback list price for Dark Metamorphosis
32% off paperback list price for Among Hidden Stars
Three suspenseful #scifi novels for ~$35 is an awesome limited-time deal.
Alien People Chronicles
Visit Amazon's Alien People Chronicles Page and shop for all Alien People Chronicles books. Check out pictures, author information, and reviews of Alien People Chronicles
amzn.to
July 8, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Amazon is offering Prime Days discounts on the Alien People Chronicles.
26% off paperback list price for Alien People.
58% off paperback list price for Dark Metamorphosis
32% off paperback list price for Among Hidden Stars
Three suspenseful #scifi novels for ~$35 is an awesome limited-time deal.
26% off paperback list price for Alien People.
58% off paperback list price for Dark Metamorphosis
32% off paperback list price for Among Hidden Stars
Three suspenseful #scifi novels for ~$35 is an awesome limited-time deal.
Exciting news!
You can now pre-order an eBook edition of Ripples in Space, the upcoming science fiction anthology from Samak Press. Fourteen original first contact stories from fourteen talented authors.
Read more about it in the link below.
#sciencefiction #anthology #scifibook
You can now pre-order an eBook edition of Ripples in Space, the upcoming science fiction anthology from Samak Press. Fourteen original first contact stories from fourteen talented authors.
Read more about it in the link below.
#sciencefiction #anthology #scifibook
Ripples in Space is Available to Preorder - Samak Press
Samak Press presents a new original science fiction anthology, Ripples in Space, that features fourteen original, compelling first contact tales.
samakpress.com
July 5, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Exciting news!
You can now pre-order an eBook edition of Ripples in Space, the upcoming science fiction anthology from Samak Press. Fourteen original first contact stories from fourteen talented authors.
Read more about it in the link below.
#sciencefiction #anthology #scifibook
You can now pre-order an eBook edition of Ripples in Space, the upcoming science fiction anthology from Samak Press. Fourteen original first contact stories from fourteen talented authors.
Read more about it in the link below.
#sciencefiction #anthology #scifibook
Throughout July, I will be spotlighting contributing authors to Feral Lands - the new horror anthology from Samak Press - in my Strange New Worlds newsletter.
Kicking off the interview series is my chat with R.E. Dyer.
#horror #horrorauthor #authorinterview
Kicking off the interview series is my chat with R.E. Dyer.
#horror #horrorauthor #authorinterview
One on One with R.E. Dyer
My interview with one of the contributing authors to Feral Lands
newworlds.substack.com
July 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Throughout July, I will be spotlighting contributing authors to Feral Lands - the new horror anthology from Samak Press - in my Strange New Worlds newsletter.
Kicking off the interview series is my chat with R.E. Dyer.
#horror #horrorauthor #authorinterview
Kicking off the interview series is my chat with R.E. Dyer.
#horror #horrorauthor #authorinterview
Oprah’s recommendations used to turn books into bestsellers. That got me thinking. Which celebrity endorsement would be the kiss of death for a book?
June 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Oprah’s recommendations used to turn books into bestsellers. That got me thinking. Which celebrity endorsement would be the kiss of death for a book?
Amazon inexplicably slashed prices on my novel Dark Metamorphosis.
Hardcover is $5 — 83% off normal $29.99 list price.
Paperback is $6.05 — 70% off normal $19.99 list price.
If you enjoy science fiction adventures or sci-fi thrillers, go take advantage of this deal now.
#scifibooks #scifi
Hardcover is $5 — 83% off normal $29.99 list price.
Paperback is $6.05 — 70% off normal $19.99 list price.
If you enjoy science fiction adventures or sci-fi thrillers, go take advantage of this deal now.
#scifibooks #scifi
Dark Metamorphosis (Alien People Chronicles)
Amazon.com: Dark Metamorphosis (Alien People Chronicles): 9781732487178: Coon, John: Books
amzn.to
June 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Amazon inexplicably slashed prices on my novel Dark Metamorphosis.
Hardcover is $5 — 83% off normal $29.99 list price.
Paperback is $6.05 — 70% off normal $19.99 list price.
If you enjoy science fiction adventures or sci-fi thrillers, go take advantage of this deal now.
#scifibooks #scifi
Hardcover is $5 — 83% off normal $29.99 list price.
Paperback is $6.05 — 70% off normal $19.99 list price.
If you enjoy science fiction adventures or sci-fi thrillers, go take advantage of this deal now.
#scifibooks #scifi
If you’re a #horror author on #BookFunnel, open slots are still available for my summer horror sales promo.
The promo includes multiple horror subgenres. Starts on June 3rd. Submissions are open through June 2nd. Each author can submit up to three books.
dashboard.bookfunnel.com/bundles/boar...
The promo includes multiple horror subgenres. Starts on June 3rd. Submissions are open through June 2nd. Each author can submit up to three books.
dashboard.bookfunnel.com/bundles/boar...
BookFunnel
Your books. Your readers. Send your ebooks directly to your readers' devices and know that they'll get it without hassle. Don't let your readers suffer through trying to load books on their own.
dashboard.bookfunnel.com
May 29, 2025 at 11:45 PM
If you’re a #horror author on #BookFunnel, open slots are still available for my summer horror sales promo.
The promo includes multiple horror subgenres. Starts on June 3rd. Submissions are open through June 2nd. Each author can submit up to three books.
dashboard.bookfunnel.com/bundles/boar...
The promo includes multiple horror subgenres. Starts on June 3rd. Submissions are open through June 2nd. Each author can submit up to three books.
dashboard.bookfunnel.com/bundles/boar...
The fourth installment in my series of fictional news articles detailing the aftermath of an alien attack on Earth is here.
#sciencefiction #flashfiction #aliens
#sciencefiction #flashfiction #aliens
Day Sixteen
An Original Science Fiction story
newworlds.substack.com
May 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The fourth installment in my series of fictional news articles detailing the aftermath of an alien attack on Earth is here.
#sciencefiction #flashfiction #aliens
#sciencefiction #flashfiction #aliens
The Crimson Reaper is on sale on Amazon. For a limited time, you can get the eBook edition for only $2.99 — 40% off the regular list price of $4.99.
That’s a great deal for a horror novel one reviewer called a “page turning thriller.”
#horrorbook #horror #mustread
That’s a great deal for a horror novel one reviewer called a “page turning thriller.”
#horrorbook #horror #mustread
The Crimson Reaper (Deer Falls Book 2)
The Crimson Reaper (Deer Falls Book 2) - Kindle edition by Coon, John . Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Crimson Reaper (Deer Falls Book 2).
amzn.to
May 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The Crimson Reaper is on sale on Amazon. For a limited time, you can get the eBook edition for only $2.99 — 40% off the regular list price of $4.99.
That’s a great deal for a horror novel one reviewer called a “page turning thriller.”
#horrorbook #horror #mustread
That’s a great deal for a horror novel one reviewer called a “page turning thriller.”
#horrorbook #horror #mustread
Fans and authors of fan fiction probably won't like what I have to say about their passion.
See me poke the bear in my latest Strange New Worlds newsletter.
#fanfiction
See me poke the bear in my latest Strange New Worlds newsletter.
#fanfiction
Fan Fiction Failure
Well-written original stories always trump fan fiction
newworlds.substack.com
May 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Fans and authors of fan fiction probably won't like what I have to say about their passion.
See me poke the bear in my latest Strange New Worlds newsletter.
#fanfiction
See me poke the bear in my latest Strange New Worlds newsletter.
#fanfiction
Check out this awesome review of The Ghost Diaries from a reader on Substack. You all should listen to Leigh's recommendation.
Go order it now: books2read.com/ghost-diaries
#newrelease #comedyhorror #horrorbooks
Go order it now: books2read.com/ghost-diaries
#newrelease #comedyhorror #horrorbooks
May 17, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Check out this awesome review of The Ghost Diaries from a reader on Substack. You all should listen to Leigh's recommendation.
Go order it now: books2read.com/ghost-diaries
#newrelease #comedyhorror #horrorbooks
Go order it now: books2read.com/ghost-diaries
#newrelease #comedyhorror #horrorbooks